Agric & Biotech

Agric & Biotech

NABDA targets 8m farmers for cultivation of genetically modified cowpea

The Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, says eight million Nigerian farmers will benefit directly from cultivating the recently launched...
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Review biosafety laws to favour Nigerians, HOMEF charges govt

Considering the Federal Government’s approval for the environmental release and open cultivation of genetically modified crops including “Tela” maize, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF)...
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GMOs: We need information to keep anti-technologists off – Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has said that the rising waves of anti-technologists in the country against the introduction...
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Edo farmers flay chemical fertilisers, insist on agroecology

Farmers in Benin City, the Edo State capital, have said that the solution to climate change and food crises is agroecology. The submission was made...
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Climate change: Centre evaluates 300 samples of indigenous cowpea, sorghum

The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) says it has begun evaluation of 300 samples of indigenous cowpea and sorghum to mitigate...
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Climate change has made agricultural insurance imperative for farmers – NAIC

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the current effect of climate change has made agricultural insurance imperative for all farmers in the country. Mr...
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Agric & Biotech

Biosafety agency to ensure equity in application of modern biotech

The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that the agency will ensure that biosafety is...
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Agric & Biotech

Farmers in Kano record bumper harvest despite little rainfall

Rice farmers in Dakasoye Settlement of Garun Malam local government area of Kano State have said they recorded bumper harvest despite the shortage of...
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